A handbuilt ceramic vase in sand and white with a ridged surface and cobalt blue running through it like veins — three stacked forms rising from a flared base that spreads outward like a train. At 14.5 inches tall, the Vase with a Train is Mariette Groen's most architectural piece: vertical, deliberate, and impossible to ignore from across the room.
The entire surface is scored by hand — tight vertical marks that catch the glaze differently at every angle, turning sand to gold to shadow depending on the light. A single streak of cobalt blue runs down the length of the piece, unhurried, going where it wanted to go. The narrow 2.5 inch opening is made for tall single stems, a few branches, or dried flowers that need a little ceremony.
The flared base is the whole story. It gives the piece its name and its movement — something between a column and a figure, caught mid-stride.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
- Hand-scored surface: tight vertical marks cover every inch of the form, hand-applied and unrepeatable — the texture reads differently in every light.
- Cobalt blue glaze accent: a single streak running the height of the piece, placed by the hand and finished by the kiln.
- Three stacked forms on a flared base: architectural, vertical, and quietly dramatic — the base is the piece's most distinctive feature.
- Narrow opening at 2.5": made for tall single stems, dried branches, or anything that deserves a little elevation.
- At 14.5 inches: one of the tallest pieces in the Catto Studio collection — a real presence in a room.
DETAILS
- Handbuilt ceramic vase
- Height: 14.5"
- Opening: 2.5"
- Diameter at widest point: 6"
- Finish: sand and white glaze with hand-scored surface and cobalt blue accent
- Each piece is unique — this is a one of a kind object
- By Catto Studio, founded by Mariette Groen
- Small-batch production
THE BRAND
Catto Studio is the ceramic practice of Mariette Groen — handbuilt objects that sit between utility and storytelling. Inspired by natural forms, seasonal rhythms, and the slow logic of making things by hand, each piece is meant to be lived with quietly. Not decorative in the obvious sense. More like something that belongs wherever you put it, and you can't quite imagine the room without it anymore.
